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Louise of the Jungle, Part Two

25 Monday Jan 2016

Posted by Louise in Accommodations

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crocodile, Tamarindo, Tom Sol

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In the last episode of Louise of the Jungle, I was fleeing an iguana next to our pool. Now Iggy and I are great pals, meaning I no longer shreik or panic, but I do keep a close eye on where he’s going. As well as the other 6000 iguanas in Tamarindo.

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Wilbur’s Beach Café

23 Saturday Jan 2016

Posted by Louise in Gallery, Travel

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Brasilito, Playa Conchal, Tamarindo, Wilbur's Beachfront Cafe

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Playa Conchal

This part of Costa Rica – the northern Pacific Coast – is a paradise of beaches and not much else. (This is why you’ve read nothing uplifting about our visits to ancient Mayan ruins.) Yesterday we visited Playa Conchal (Beach of Shells), recommended for having the clearest blue water around.

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Paradise Found

14 Thursday Jan 2016

Posted by Tom in Accommodations, Gallery, Travel

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Costa Rica, Tamarindo, Vaquero Beachfront Pub, Volcano Brewing Company

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Louise at El Vaquero; Tamarindo Beach in background

According to Wikipedia, Portland, Oregon has at least sixty breweries within the city limits, more than any city in the world. Many attribute this to our natural resources (hops, barley, and our remarkable Bull-Run water), but I’m convinced it’s because I live there. When it comes to beer, I am the industry’s greatest asset.

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Louise of the Jungle

11 Monday Jan 2016

Posted by Louise in Accommodations, Travel

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iguana, Tamarindo

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When we started planning our Costa Rica trip, I filled out one of those online quizzes from the tourist bureau about what I wanted to do and see. Rain forest? Sounds hot and humid. Cloud forest? I live in Portland; don’t need no cloud forest. Ziplining? No. Fishing? Um, no. Volcanoes? Not really. Jungle trip to see crocodiles, poisonous frogs, howling monkeys, boa constrictors and crocodiles? Absolutely NOT. I cannot stand anything even vaguely reptilian.

I was able to check Beach and Lunch, but there was no little square for Shopping. I abandoned the quiz and just Googled “Best Beaches in Costa Rica” and found one that had a cute town attached. That was Tamarindo.

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Things with Teeth in the Night

09 Saturday Jan 2016

Posted by Tom in Accommodations, Travel

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Costa Rica, howler monkey, Tamarindo

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It’s a breathy, guttural roar, echoing above the tree canopy like something from Jurassic Park. When it awakens you in the darkness before dawn, your eyes fly open, the hair stands up on the back of your neck, and the flight or fight response kicks in, leaning decidedly toward flight. Run!

Trouble is, there’s a jungle outside your door. Things with teeth live out there, and one of them is looking for breakfast.

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Tamarindo

29 Tuesday Dec 2015

Posted by Tom in Travel

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Costa Rica, Hotel Luna Llena, Liberia, Tamarindo

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The bungalows at Hotel Luna Llena in Tamarindo, Costa Rica

Dedicated readers will remember the SNAFU with a real estate agent in Puerto Vallarta that left us without a place to live for the first two months of this year. We adjusted, but were left holding two plane tickets, which Alaska Airlines graciously agreed to let us use in any way we liked—as long as we flew Alaska.

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